What we’re about
Welcome to Everyday Mindfulness Meditation group! If you want to learn to meditate, make meditation part of your everyday life or just meet other likeminded people then this group is for you. Get ready to make some changes on your personal development/meditation journey.
Why do you want to meditate?
Do you want to sleep better?
Do you want to experience less stress?
You’re feeling frustrated all the time and want to change this?
You get angry easily and want to change?
Founded in 2019.
Ceres Choice Mindfulness Meditation and personal development was started in November 2019, by me Sonia.
For the past 21 years I have worked as a social worker with the Government Department and in mental health services. I have worked under immense pressure, with high caseloads with a task list, whereby the more I completed, the more it increased. Ten years ago, I found myself diagnosed with anxiety and depression. I was constantly feeling sick, crying often without apparent reason and forgetting important tasks and not getting the job done properly. I had to do something to change this, as I did not want to get into a position where I had to leave social work altogether. But I had to find a way to deal with the daily stress of the job, as that was not going away.
So after much searching I came across and Mindfulness Meditation and a meditation group near my home that met fortnightly. From there, with the support of a wonderful meditation teacher, daily practice and commitment I learnt to manage my depression and anxiety, in that I could eventually return to normal duties at work.
I still experience anxiety and depression, but with the tools I learnt from mindfulness I can manage any bouts I experience and it doesn’t rule my life.
In 2019 I trained at the Melbourne Meditation Centre as a meditation teacher. I am a member of the Meditation Teachers Association. My aim now is to impart my skills and knowledge to other people who want to live with less stress and manage life’s difficulties better.
Stop, Breathe, Think, React.
This is the motto I live by now and aim to teach.
Books I recommend.
Karla McLaren-Language of Emotions.
The Art of Awareness-Eric Harrison
The five minute meditator-Eric Harrison
Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness-Dr David Treleaven.
Pema Chodrum
Vision statement.
Our vision is to teach as many people as possible the valuable tools of mindfulness meditation that will enrich their lives and allow them to live with less stress, anxiety and depression.
Mission statement.
Ceres Choice media’s mission is to empower people to enrich their lives with mindfulness.
Values.
I believe people have the skills of mindfulness, they just need to harness it.
I treat all people with compassion and empathy, regardless of their values or life choices.
I act with integrity in all my dealings.
I am grateful.
I ensure inclusiveness and all people are treated fairly in the group.
I do not engage in racism, sexism or homophobia.
